Land and Water Conservation Fund

Colorado’s river access laws are murky. A coalition of advocates is hoping state lawmakers will do something about it. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Robert Tann and then read the Steamboat Pilot story at the link below.

The Interior Department is facing criticism for putting up barriers to conservation projects nationwide funded through the new Great American Outdoors Act.

The Great American Outdoors Act has passed the Senate with solid bipartisan support – but bipartisan doesn’t mean unanimous. A group of 73 voted yes...

The 2019 State of the Rockies report says 70 percent of western voters identify as "outdoor enthusiasts." The annual bipartisan poll surveys how voters...

Funding for one of the Mountain West's key environmental protection programs is on hold until after the holidays. Congress has again delayed talks on…

Since 1964 the Land and Water Conservation Fund has used royalties from oil and gas leasing to protect natural areas, water resources and cultural…

The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) may be the most successful, and little-known, conservation program. That obscurity could contribute to it's...

A lot of people may not have heard of the Land and Water Conservation Fund , or that it’s in jeopardy.